Tabaré Vázquez

Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas (Spanish pronunciation: [taβaˈɾe raˈmon ˈbaskes ˈrosas]; 17 January 1940 – 6 December 2020) was an Uruguayan politician. He served as President of Uruguay from 2015 to 2020.

Tabaré Vázquez
39th and 41st President of Uruguay
In office 1 March 2015 – 1 March 2020
Vice President	Raúl Sendic (2015–2017) Lucía Topolansky (since 2017)
Preceded by	José Mujica
Succeeded by	Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou
In office 1 March 2005 – 1 March 2010
Vice President	Rodolfo Nin
Preceded by	Jorge Batlle Ibáñez
Succeeded by	José Mujica
President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations
In office 1 March 2015 – 23 March 2016
Preceded by	José Mujica
Succeeded by	Nicolás Maduro
Intendant of Montevideo
In office 5 May 1990 – 5 May 1994
Preceded by	Eduardo Fabini Jiménez
Succeeded by	Tabaré González
Personal details
Born	Tabaré Ramón Vázquez Rosas (1940-01-17)17 January 1940 Montevideo, Uruguay
Died	6 December 2020(2020-12-06) (aged 80) Montevideo, Uruguay
Cause of death	Lung cancer
Political party	Socialist Party
Other political affiliations	Broad Front
Spouse(s)	María Auxiliadora Delgado ​ ​ (m. 1968; died 2019)​
Children	Ignacio Álvaro Javier Fabián
Alma mater	University of the Republic
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In August 2019, Vázquez was diagnosed with lung cancer.^[1] He died on 6 December 2020 from the disease in Montevideo at the age of 80.^[2][3]